Theftproof receiver-box



H. HANNOTTE.

THEFTPROOF RECEIVER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1920.

15,384,317, Patented July 12, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HONORE HANNOTTE, OF MORSEMERE,'NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNO MOESEMERE, NEWJERSEY.

THEFTPRO RECEIVER-BOX.

Application filed July 17,

To all whom it may concern: 7 I

Be it known that I, Honoini HANNo'r'rn, a citizen of Belgium,andresiding at Morsemere, in the county of Bergen and State of NewJersey, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in TheftproofReceiver-Boxes, of which the following is a specification, such as willenable those skilled in the art to which'it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to receiver boxes particularly designed forhousehold use and which are'adapted to be placed in juxtaposition toan'entrance door to a house and to be automatically locked by amemberengaging such door or coiiperating with .the door and the doorframe, said receiver box being adapted to receive articles delivered tothe house, such for example as bottles of milk, cream and the like,after which the closure member fOPSllClII'BCGlVGPbOX is moved intooperative or locked position to prevent the removal of the articlesplaced in said receiver. box until the door is opened; and the objectofthe invention is to provide a receiver of'the class specified with akeyless lock mechanism which is retained in its operativeposition by thedoor in connection with which the receiver box is mounted when such dooris in its closed position; andwith this and other objects in view theinvention consists in a receiver box of the class specified which issimple in construction'and operation and efiicient in use, and which isconstructed to operate as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my" improvement are designated 'by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and' in which .Figure'fl is a vertical sectional view1 through my Iimproved. receiver box showing the same mountedinconnection with a door "or door frame and indicating the method of itsuse; i

Fig. 2 a partial section onthe line 22 ofFig.1;' and, Fig. 3 a partialsection on the line 3-3 ofFig. land onanlenlarged scale.

In Figsll and 2' of the drawing, have indicated at '5 one 'cornerportion of the hinged side of a door and at 6 the adjacent Specificationof Letters Patent.

1 and 2 of the drawing.

1920. Serial No. 396,909.

part of the door frame which door frame is the door as clearly shown inthe drawing.

R T0; Louis WILKE, or;

Patented July 12, 1921.

In practice, I provide a receiver box 8 preferably composed of sheetmetal, and wh1ch, 1n the construction shown, is of such dlmeiislons asto receive a bottle cream or the like as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing-The receiver box 8 is provided with a hinged cover or closure member '10whichis hinged to one side ofthe 9 of milk,

box 8, as shown at 11, and the opposite side of withan inwardly directedflange 13upon which thefree end of the cover 10 is adapted to rest whensaid cover is in its closed position. The other side walls 14 of the box8 are .provided adjacent to the top,

thereof and the side wall 12, with apertures15. A lock bolt 16 is passedtransversely throu h the box 8 and through the apertures 15 in the sidewalls l llthereof,v

said bolt being retained against displacement bv a cotter pin or similardevice 17 passed through one end portion of the bolt inwardly'of thesidewall 14: thereof. Said '12 of the box 81's provided at thejtop thereend portion of the bolt is provided with an -shaped lock arm 18 whichlimits the inward movement of the bolt, the part 19 of said arm extendsat right angles to the bolt 16 and the part 20 of which extends at rightanglesto the part 19 and is adapted" to be placed between the hingedside ofthe door frame 6, as clearly'indicated at 21 in Figs.

The bolt 16 is provided centrally with an offset portion 22 whichistriangular in cross section as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawing." Pivoted to the inner'face of the 5'and the adjacentpartof thedoor cover 10 is a downwardlydirected arm 23 1 provided with a V-shapedrecess 24 which is adapted toreceive the triangular offset portion 22 ofthebolt16, as clearly shown inTigs. 1 and 3 of the drawing. Theengageinent of the arm 23 with the bolt 16 serves to lock the cover 10in its closed 1 position. The arm 23 is normally held in if operativeposition by a spring 25 and said spring serves to permit of the inwardmovement of said arm inthe operation of closing the cover, ashereinafter set outounted in connection with the side walls 14 of thebox 8 adjacent to the side wall 12 their locked position, as shown inFig. 1, it

thereof below the lock arm 18, when in its operative position, aremovable stop devices 26 which, in the form of construction shown, arecomposed of pieces of wire bent into U- shaped formation, after theyhave been passed through loops 27 formed in or secured to the side walls14 of the box 8, and these stop devices serve to limit the downwardmovement of the .lock. arm 18 when swung in one direction.

In, the use of my improved. receiver box the same is placed in positionwith the loclt' arm l8,between thedoor 5 and door frame 6 in the mannershown in Figs..1:and 2 and with the cover 10 in its open positiomand itwill be noted that the part 7 of the-door frame prevents the outwardmovement of the lock arm 18. When the article has been placed article,bottle 9 in the box by the milkmainthecover 10 is moved into itsclosediposition, in which operationthe armr23 passes down over thetriangular offset portion 22 on the bolt 16 and springs into theposition-shown in. Fig. 1 of the drawing through the acti'onofthe spring25 of said arm. VVith the parts in will be impossible. to remove thebottle 9 from the box .8 without destroying saidboxp until the door 5 isopened thus releasing the 'loclrarm 18 and permitting of the swinging.

of'said arm downwardlyto release the V- shaped portion 22 of the bolt 16from the,

arm 23. In accomplishing this result, however, the stop device 26 in,juxtaposition to may be mounted in connection with the box 3 in eitherof two different positions, or in other words with the lock arm 18 injuxtaposition with either of the side walls 14 of the box to facilitatethe placement of the receiver box;

in connection with doors, thehingedsides of which are at the right handorthe left hand side, of the door, frame, and while I' have shown a boxof specific form and construction and ofspecific dimensions, it will beunderstood that I am not necessarily limited to these details nor to thevarious details of the lock mechanism herein, shown and fdescribed, andchanges therein and modifications thereof may be made, within the scopeofv the appendedv claims, without departing from the spirit of myinvention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention,what

in the box by the deliverer of such as for example the placement of theI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A receiver box of the class described provided with a closurememberand a lock" mechanism for said closure member, said lock mechanismbeing provided with a part adapted to be placed between a door and thedoor frame thereof when the door is in. its. closed, position forretaining the lock mecli anism. in its operative position. y

2. A receiver box of the class described provided with a closure'member,and a key less lock mechanism for retaining said closure member in itsclosed position, said lock mechanism being provided with a lock armadapted to .be placed between a swinging member and the stationarysupport therefor to retain the lockmechanism in its operative position.

8. A receiver box of the class described provided with a closure'member,a lock bolt passed transversely through the receiver box andone end ofwhich is provided outwardly operate in connection withisaid loclrbolt'to retain the closure member in its closed povsition, and. said lockarm'being adapted to be placed between a swinging member and thestationary support-therefor. to retain said: lock bolt against movement.

1. A receiver box of the class described provided with a closure member,a lock: bolt passed transversely through. the: receiver box and oneendof which is. providedoutwardly of said .box with. an L-shaped lockarm, means for retaining the lock bolt of said box with a lock arm, amember car- 3 ried by said closure member'andadaptedto againstdisplacement. in said receiver box,

and a-spring actuated member carried by said closure member and adaptedto operate in connection with said lock bolt toretain.

the closure member in" its closed position.

5. receiver box of the class. described provided wltha hinged covermember, alo'cln bolt passed transverselythroughthe receiver:

box andone end of which is provided outwardly of said boxwith an.L-shaped lock.

arm, means for retaining the lock bolt against displacement in. said"vreceiver box, said lOClifbOlt being provided with an oifsot portion:which is angular in form in cross: section, and a1 spring actuatedcatch). device pivoted to the cover-member and adapted to operate in.connection with the angular ofi'set portion of said lock boltto-retainithe cover? member in. its closedposition.

6. A receiver boxof the class described provided with a hingedcovermember, alock' bolt passed transversely through the receiver boxand one endof which is provided outwardly of said box with anL-shapedlock arm, means for retaining the lock bolt w againstdisplacement in. said receiver box, sa1d lock boltbeing provided with:anoffset. portlon which is angularfiin; form in cross;

section, a spring actuated catch device pivoted to the cover member andadapted to operate in connection with the angular offset portion of saidlock bolt to retain the cover member in its closed position, said lockbolt being adapted to be mounted in connection with said receiver boxwith the L-shaped lock arm at either side of said box, and stop devicesat the sides of said receiver box and adapted to cooperate with saidlock arm to hold the same against movement in one direction.

7. A receiver box of the class described provided with a hinged covermember, a lock bolt passed transversely through a corner portion of thereceiver box and In juxtaposition to the free end portion of the covermember, means for retaining the lock bolt from displacement in saidreceiver box, one end of said bolt being provided with a substantiallyL-shaped lock arm by means of which said bolt may be operated andretained against movement, said lock bolt being provlded centrallythereof with an offset angular portion, and a spring actuated catchdevice mounted in connection with the inner face of the cover member andadapted to operate in connection with the offset angular portion of thelock bolt to lock said cover member in its closed position.

8. A receiver box of the class described provided with a hinged covermember, a lock olt passed transversely through a corner portion of thereceiver box and in juxtaposition to the free end portion of the covermember, means for retaining the lock bolt from displacement in saidreceiver box, one end of said bolt being stantially L-shaped loc arm bymeans of which said bolt may be operated and rerovided with a subtainedagainst movement, said lock bolt being provided centrally thereof withan offset angular portion, a spring actuated catch devicemounted inconnection with theinner face of the cover member and adapted to operatein connection with the offset angular portion of the lock bolt to locksaid cover member in its closed position, and a stop device adapted tocooperate with said lock arm to limit the movement thereof in onedirection.

9. A receiver box of the class described adapted to be placed injuxtaposition to the hinged side of a door, said receiver box beingprovided with a cover member, a keyless lock mechanism for locking thecover member in its closed position, and means forming a part of saidlock mechanism and adapted to be placed between the hinge side of a doorand the door frame for retaining the lock mechanism in itsoperativeposition,

when the door is closed.

10. A receiver box of the class described adapted to be placed injuxtaposition to a door, said receiver box being provided with aclosure, and a lock mechanism for said closure, and said lock mechanismbeing provided with means in connection with which the door when closedoperates for retaining the lock mechanism in an operative position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 14th day of July,1920.

HON ORE HAN N OTTE.

Witnesses:

C. E. MULREANY, H. E. THOMPSON.

